Ukraine's Parliament
Right to arms: between freedom, life and death
The Maidan protests, the annexation of Crimea, the military conflict in Donbas have made the Ukrainian society think about the right to self-defense and the firearm permit.
About 1.4 million IDPs fail to vote
Ukraine has lost face because of the MPs who did not allow the IDPs to vote in local elections, Olha Aivazovska said.
Even judges obstruct investigating Maidan cases – Prosecutor General’s Office
The Prosecutor General's Office opened criminal proceedings over challenge of the investigator in the case of illegal persecution of Maidan activists
Activists demand mechanism to correct judicial mistakes in life-termer cases
The activists demandув that MPs adopt the bill to correct judicial mistakes in life-termer cases
Journalists not hope authorities will protect their rights
The fallen media members were commemorated on the Independence Square in Kyiv.
Ukraine’s Parliament amends date of start of Crimea’s temporary occupation
Differences in the dates of temporary occupation create uncertainties in the legal field
Two more National Guard soldiers, wounded in clashes near Parliament on Aug 31, died
Two more National Guard soldiers, wounded in the clashes near the Ukraine’s Parliament on August 31, died it the hospital today
Issue of permit for prisoners to enter Ukraine from DPR not solved yet
About one hundred people have come from the uncontrolled territory to the Ukrainian checkpoints as of now
Ukraine Informs the Council of Europe about Departures from Human Rights Convention
The text of the official notice by Ukraine is available on the website of the Council of Europe
Step forward: A Social Video about IDPs
"It is us who can be the change we wish to see in other people," state the creators of a new social video about IDPs
Rada Decides on Tougher Punishments for Crimes against Journalists
It was voted for by 240 deputies
Verkhovna Rada Votes in Favor of Wartime Powers
The military command and the local administrations have the right to establish a regime of enhanced protection of critical facilities, to introduce labor service for able-bodied persons, etc
Parliament Sets Timeline for Inspections of Humanitarian Aid
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted, without alterations, a bill which allows for a maximum of seven days for the registration of documents for the inspection and passage of humanitarian aid
Crimean Tatars Not Allowed to Gather on Anniversary of Deportation
The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people is planning to gather five thousand people at the memorial rally on May 18 in Simferopol
FSB behind Dzhemilev’s Ban on Entrance to Crimea
The decision to ban the leader of the Crimean Tatar people from entry to the peninsula was made by the FSB (Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation). The FSB has noted the paperwork of the respective resolution is missing
FSB detain another Crimean journalist
Tatyana Guchakova, former deputy chief editor of Black Sea News has been taken away by FSB officers in Yalta after a 10-hour search of her home
Audio recording with threats to Cherkasy judge on ‘Firtash case’ released
An audio recording with threats of Head of the Court of Appeal Volodymyr Babenko to judge Serhiy Bondarenko appeared on the web
Experts not Satisfied with Poroshenko’s Judicial Reform
The law “On Ensuring the Right to a Fair Trial” leaves in place levers to influence the judicial branch
Columns
More than 60 Crimean political prisoners are already in need of urgent medical care: How to solve this problem
Ukrainian parliament appeals for NATO membership as foundation for lasting peace
Ukraine rejects “pacifying the aggressor” as a path to peace
“Appeasement never works”: Lessons from Bosnia’s post-war justice
